垂涎

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Chinese

to hang (down); droop; dangle
to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach
 
 saliva; shamelessly
trad. (垂涎) 垂 涎
simp. #(垂涎) 垂 涎

Pronunciation

Verb

垂涎

  1. to water at the mouth; to drool
  2. (figurative) to covet; to hanker for; to crave for

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Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
垂 涎
すい
Grade: 6 		せん
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Etymology

垂(すい) (sui, “to drip”) + 涎(せん) (sen, “saliva”).

Pronunciation

Noun

垂涎(すいぜん) • (suizen)  (alternative reading: すいせん (suisen), (customary) すいえん (suien))

  1. slavering
  2. (figuratively) desiring to possess something

Verb

垂涎(すいぜん)する • (suizen suru) suru (stem 垂涎(すいぜん)し (suizen shi), past 垂涎(すいぜん)した (suizen shita)) (alternative reading: すいせん (suisen), (customary) すいえん

  1. water at the mouth
  2. desire to possess something

Conjugation

Conjugation of "垂涎する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 垂涎し すいぜんし suizen shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 垂涎し すいぜんし suizen shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 垂涎する すいぜんする suizen suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 垂涎する すいぜんする suizen suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 垂涎すれ すいぜんすれ suizen sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 垂涎せよ¹
垂涎しろ² 		すいぜんせよ¹
すいぜんしろ² 		suizen seyo¹
suizen shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 垂涎される すいぜんされる suizen sareru
Causative 垂涎させる
垂涎さす 		すいぜんさせる
すいぜんさす 		suizen saseru
suizen sasu
Potential 垂涎できる すいぜんできる suizen dekiru
Volitional 垂涎しよう すいぜんしよう suizen shiyō
Negative 垂涎しない すいぜんしない suizen shinai
Negative continuative 垂涎せず すいぜんせず suizen sezu
Formal 垂涎します すいぜんします suizen shimasu
Perfective 垂涎した すいぜんした suizen shita
Conjunctive 垂涎して すいぜんして suizen shite
Hypothetical conditional 垂涎すれば すいぜんすれば suizen sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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